Design for Additive Manufacturability: Finishing for FDM and PolyJet

whitePaper | December 1, 2022

Printed circuit assemblers need an IoT ecosystem, the cornerstone of Industry 4.0. One of the key advantages of an IoT ecosystem is that it can take siloed information, analyze it, and optimize processes across a company’s systems. Aligning IT and OT is key to the Industry 4.0 transformation and to improving manufacturing processes and leads to higher production performance and lower costs. However, it requires effective governance and tools to adapt IT project management models for use in operations.

whitePaper | February 25, 2023

In the swarm of buzzwords surrounding today’s manufacturing sector, the “Smart Factory” or “Factory of the Future” buzz is especially prominent. In this white paper featuring experts from Siemens Digital Industries Software, we’ll unpack the meaning of the term, examine key considerations in understanding its value and explore a few important takeaways for how to take advantage of these technologies, including for small and medium businesses (SMBs).

whitePaper | January 9, 2023

Silicone rubber has many applications, from hearing aids to handles and grips on consumer goods. This report provides an overview of 3D printed tooling for silicone part production, including two part injection molds, overmolds, compression molds, and eggshell molds. These methods can be employed for the prototyping of soft silicone products, small-batch production of customer beta units, or production of custom end-use goods. A step-by-step guide is provided for producing a silicone keychain with an encapsulated Apple AirTag, employing mold design best practices from several Formlabs product design customers. We also present information about successful material workflows from Formlabs users, including silicone-resin compatibility and recommended mold releases for both tin and platinum cure silicones.

whitePaper | March 2, 2020

Discrete manufacturers in Great Britain and around the world have undergone huge transformation in this fourth Industrial Revolution – for a number of reasons. A combination of factors that include economic and market uncertainty, changing customer expectations around technology and a fast-moving green agenda are putting pressure on businesses to hone their supply chains and explore more sustainable and digital business models.

whitePaper | September 15, 2023

Global megatrends are creating increasingly frequent disruptions to economies and organizations, which in turn are reshaping global value chains and pushing industries and manufacturing to transform themselves. These megatrends include geopolitical tensions and economic instabilities, climate change, technology integration and changing people dynamics.

whitePaper | August 17, 2022

The conversion brought forth by digital transformation and advanced technologies has made a tremendous impact on the way manufacturers process and manage their organizations. While the strategies of agile and modern management systems, specifically quality management, are the result of digital conversion, there is still limited understanding and unclear identification in this new era of quality assurance impact. With the development of digital methodologies, the classical system of operating businesses has been disrupted. As a result, many organizations are in the process of reacting to digitization by utilizing enhanced business platforms and rebuilding the waterfall approach to the agile approach